So since no one hopped on the flame top body I was selling I decided to breathe life in to it. I used minwax products, which was a first. Wood stain with a little colortone pigment and wipe on poly. I didn't get a glass-perfect finish, I think I sanded down my sealer too much. I also misaligned the knobs a little. When I was getting crazy grounding problems and I couldn't rely on TB for answers I learned that the control plate on a jazz bass plays a role in the shielding as well so I ended up sheilding the control cavity between the wood and the pts with copper tape and now it's dead quiet. The big appeal of this bass is that it probably weighs about 6 lbs total. ] {} {} {} {}
no pickguard. sick. great job, kudos to being productive while it was down, i was super bored myself, so i put in a little extra practice time. i wish i had something to build, all i could do was set up my schools precision lyte(the electronics blow) tinker with my electric, put the practice time in on the upright, and get my pac man on. ive wanted to build a bass forever.
The bass looks great w/o a pickguard but have you considered a clear pg/control plate? Sometimes it looks cheesy but on your bass, I'll bet it would ROCK! Here's an example of what I mean: {}
Holy crap...that has got to be some of the best grain ever. I love how it actually flows with the shape of the body. Gorgeous.
It's just a music man bridge copy I picked up on the 'bay. I think Chopper's Music was stocking them. It was about $20 and it's fine.
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